QUESTION: My garden center has a plant called a mallow. It looks like a hibiscus. Is this an annual or perennial? What care does it need? ANSWER: The plant is both a mallow and a hibiscus. The large ...

Hibiscus belongs to the mallow family along with its cousins, althea, cotton, hollyhock, okra and Turk’s cap. One group within the genus Hibiscus immediately attracts attention with the size of each ...

This native member of the mallow family is most often seen growing in brackish marshes, but it makes an excellent garden plant if given good fertile soil rich in organic matter with a little sand ...

We’ve prepared the seedbed by either tilling or by no-till using herbicides (glyphosate and gramoxone) to kill the weeds. Where we have non-saline soil, weeds are a problem since we do not have ...

Q. How do I grow rose mallow from seed? — Norma Turner, Mt. Ayr, Ind. APlants grown from the seed of a hybrid rose mallow, the perennial Hibiscus moscheutos, will result in a new plant unlike the ...

Few plants bring the tropical feel like a hibiscus. They are planted in tropical climates across the world and are the state flower of Hawaii. That's why it may come as a surprise that some, like the ...

Proven Winners' Summerific Cherry Cheesecake rose mallow–hibiscus hybrid was one of the CSU trial garden's top performers. Courtesy of David Staats The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to ...